Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future.
     I see the city of the future in three zones-inner, middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private
cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances, fire engines, taxis and police cars. This
inner zone will be the residential (住宅的) and recreational (娛樂(lè)的) area of the city. People will live there and
go out to enjoy themselves-to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open space, trees and lakes,
schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely.
     Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.
     The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don't
need every day.
     All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work, and back
to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space
for industry on the outside.
     This is my ideal city of the future-a very beautiful place! But I don't really think things will ever be like that!

1. Where will people live and go out to enjoy themselves?

A. In the middle zone.
B. In the inner zone.
C. In the outer zone.
D. In the inner and middle zones.

2. Where will big car parks be?

A. Just outside the middle zone.
B. Just inside the middle zone.
C. Just outside the inner zone.
D. Just inside the inner zone.

3. What will be in the middle zone?

A. The banks, hospitals and schools.
B. The banks, hospitals and police stations.
C. The banks, schools and car parks.
D. The banks, hospitals and most of the shops.

4. Where will the factories and offices be?

A. In the outer zone.
B. In the middle zone.
C. In the inner zone.
D. In the middle and inner zones.

5. Douglas Grace is probably _____.

A. a painter
B. a builder
C. a town planner
D. a dentist

     Wang Kun and Wang Wei l.______ ______ ______ (夢(mèng)想) taking a bike trip ever since middle school.
But it was not until they 2.______ ______ ______ (大學(xué)畢業(yè)) that they 3.______ (最后) got the chance.
They 4.______ ______ ______ ______ (決定) to cycle along the entire Mekong River. Wang Wei is a
5.______ (堅(jiān)定的) girl, but she is also very 6.______ (固執(zhí)), and doesn't 7.______ ______ (在乎) details.
Every time they disagree with each other, it is Wang Kun who always 8.______ ______ (讓步). Nothing
can make Wang Wei 9.______ ______ ______ (改變主意). Before their trip, they went to the library and
learned more about the Mekong River. To their great 10.______ (吃驚), they learned that half of the river
is in China.

     We were in Tibet. 1.______ (盡管) still in autumn, it was cold and snowed heavily. We looked like
snowmen, riding up the mountain and enjoying the setting sun. At the high point, we found ourselves
2.______ (cycle) through clouds. 3.______ (go) down the hill was great fun and it became warmer.
In the valley, it was 4.______ (那么熱) that we changed for T-shirts and shorts. Before our eyes was
a beautiful scene: colorful butterflies were flying around us and sheep and yaks were eating green grass.
5.______ (填介詞) dusk drawing near, we made camp, 6.______ tents (搭起帳篷). The sky at night
became clearer. It was quiet and only flames of our fire 7.______ (陪伴) us. We were looking forward
to 8.______ (see) my cousins in Dali.

     "I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net."
     "I often check my e-mail forty times a day." 
     "I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net."
     "I spend more time in chat rooms than with my real-life friends."
     Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction called Internet addiction. Internet
addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like
drug use. People lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
     For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called
the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.
     Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens
because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than
in the real world of friends and family.
     Is "surfing the net" a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms: 
     ● You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend
hours on the Internet. 
     ● You can't wait for your next online time. You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend
several hours. 
     ● You go out with your friends less and less.

1. What does the beginning of the passage tell us?

A. How to become an Internet addict.
B. What an Internet addict usually does.
C. Where to find an Internet addict.
D. Why to write this passage.

2. How does the writer describe the addicts' use of Internet?

A. It is something like keeping drugs.
B. It is a way of producing drugs.
C. It is like taking drugs.
D. It is terrible to imagine.

3. Why do people worry about the teens?

A. Because the teens are wasting too much money.
B. Because they used to work on the Internet.
C. Because the playing field of the teens will disappear.
D. Because more and more of the teens will become addicted to the Internet.

4. The example in the passage shows that _____.

A. Internet problems are more serious among college students
B. Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep
C. some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted
D. the police often help to find those Internet addicts

5. What is the writer trying to tell us at the end of the passage?

A. Don't be addicted to the Internet.
B. Go to family activities more often.
C. Do things as you have planned.
D. Stay with your parents as often as possible.

     While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying
in hotels and eating in restaurants.
     The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs
of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, showed heads that are too
low, and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it
says.
     But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average night of the population has been
increasing ye the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.
     "The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size
bed at 6′6″ (6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 6′3″ bed caters for less than
half of the male population." said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, "seven-foot beds would work fine."
     Similarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to
sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.
     Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat Houses′ Caledoman Hotl in Edinburgh, 6′6″ beds
are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans.

1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?

A. To provide better services.
B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants.
C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.
D. To attract more people to become its members.

2. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?

A. 7′2″.
B. 7′
C. 6′6″
D. 6′3″

3. What may happen to restaurants with small tables?

A. They may lose some customers.
B. They may start businesses elsewhere.
C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.
D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged.

4. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?

A. Tall people pay more for larger beds.
B. 6′6″ beds have taken the place of 6′3″beds.
C. Special rooms are kept for Americans.
D. Guest rooms are standardized.

Money Matters
     Parents should help their children understand money. 1_____ so you may start talking about money when
your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
     1. The basic function of money
     Being explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services.
It's important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wants to have. If he wants to have a
toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier.2_____ when your child grows a bit older
and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.
     2. Money lessons
     Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 3_____ If you must say no to a child's request to
spend money, explain, "You have enough toy trucks for now." Or, if the request is for many different things,
say. "You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy."
     3. 4_____
     Begin at the grocery store. Pick put similar brands of a product-a name brand butter and a generic (無(wú)商
標(biāo)產(chǎn)品), for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product
so that you can save money. 5_____ If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase
with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other
purchases.

A. wise decision.
B. The value of money.
C. Permit the child why he can-or cannot-have certain things.
D. Talk yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.
E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.
F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.

     [1] Do you spend over an hour each day texting messages to your friends? Do you frequently ignore
work, study, and other activities to check your phone for messages? Are you anxious and restless if you
are separated from your mobile phone? Do you hardly ever use your phone to talk any more, and do your
thumbs hurt from texting too much?
     [2] If _____, then it is very possible that you are a textaholic. A textaholic can be defined as someone
who is addicted to sending and receiving messages. The main symptoms are a strong desire to text
messages, which takes precedence (優(yōu)先) over everything else, and bad moods, low spirits and a lack of
self-confidence if messages fail to come in. The root of the problem, as with many addictions, is the desire
to escape from emotional difficulties such as stress, anxiety and relationship problems. Experts warn that
text addiction is likely to become the most common form of addiction in the future, especially among the
young.
     [3] So what can you do if you think you may be a textaholic? The key is to get your life back in balance.
Make sure you resist the urge to answer every message you receive, and consider leaving your mobile phone
behind occasionally when you go out. Most importantly, make a point of spending quality time with friends
and family, and make time to re-learn the art of face-to-face conversation instead of conducting your
relationships by means of text messages. Not only will you save time and money, but you may also rediscover
the pleasure of true communication.

1. How does the author introduce the topic of the text? (no more than 5 words)
    ________________________________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 8 words) 
    ________________________________________________________________________
3. What emotional difficulties may be the causes of text addiction? (no more than 5 words) 
    ________________________________________________________________________
4. What do experts say about text addiction? (no more than 14 words) 
    ________________________________________________________________________
5. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3? (no more than 8 words) 
    ________________________________________________________________________

     Sociologists have long recognized that organization of less than 200 individuals can operate through the
free flow of information among the members. Once their size goes beyond this figure, the organizations are
getting less flexible. So it seems necessary to prevent total disorder resulting from failures of communication.
     One solution to this problem would, of course, be to structure large organizations into smaller units of a
size that can act as a group. By allowing these groups to build reliance on each other, larger organizations
can be built up. However, merely having groups of, say, 150 will never of itself be a complete solution to the
problems of the organization. Something else is needed: the people involved must be able to build direct personal
relationships. To allow free flow of information, they have to be able to communicate with each other in a
casual way. Maintaining too formal a structure of relationships inevitably prevents the way a system works.
     The importance of this was drawn to my attention two years ago by the case of a TV station. Whether by
chance or by design, it so happened that there were almost exactly 150 people in the station. The whole
process worked very smoothly as an organization for many years until they were moved into purpose-built
accommodation. Then, for no apparent reason, the work seemed to be more difficult to do, not to say less
satisfying.
     It was some time before they work out what the problem was. It turn out that, when the architects were
designing the new building, they decided that the coffee room where everyone ate their sandwiches at lunch
times was an unnecessary luxury and so did away with it. And with that, they accidentally destroyed the close
social networks that strengthened the whole organization. What had apparently been happening was that, as
people gathered informally over their sandwiches in the coffee room, useful information was casually being
exchanged.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)
1. What size of an organization may lead to communication failures?
    _________________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the two solutions to the communication problem within a large organization? 
    _________________________________________________________________________________
3. After the TV station moved into new accommodation, its operation ___________________________.
4. From the case of the TV station, we can conclude it is _________________________ that make(s) an 
    organization more successful.